MartyredMeow t1_j2f4qh8 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:24 PM Reply to TIL researchers at the University of Georgia have built a device named the "Wasp Hound", which contains a parasitic wasp species trained to recognize various odors like explosives or drugs. The wasps are tracked by a computer which triggers an alarm when enough wasps seemingly focus in on a scent. by The_Critical_Cynic Strange.. why train wasps to detect drugs. I’d do it for free drugs. Permalink 2
MartyredMeow t1_j2f4qh8 wrote
Reply to TIL researchers at the University of Georgia have built a device named the "Wasp Hound", which contains a parasitic wasp species trained to recognize various odors like explosives or drugs. The wasps are tracked by a computer which triggers an alarm when enough wasps seemingly focus in on a scent. by The_Critical_Cynic
Strange.. why train wasps to detect drugs. I’d do it for free drugs.